REDCap Survey and Data Management Tool

Overview

UT Southwestern, as a member of the CTSA community, offers REDCap—a self-managed, secure, web-based solution that is designed to support data collection strategies for research studies. This tool provides functionality and features enabling researchers to rapidly develop databases for collecting and managing research data.

Benefits

Fast – Quick project start-up. Clinical report forms can be implemented without the need for a programmer.

Easy – Intuitive user interface and work flow, readily available online training materials, and assistance from the AIS all make it easy to get started.

Fully customizable – You are in control of shaping your database.

Secure – Backed up offsite nightly and hosted in a secure environment maintained by Information Resources.

Web-based – Enter data or build your database from anywhere in the world over a secure web connection with authentication and data logging.

Access

Access to REDCap requires a Southwestern ID and password from the UT Southwestern campus. All other access requires institutional email addresses and sponsorship from the Principal Investigator of the project.

Policies

All REDCap Projects require a Faculty Sponsor.

All projects and users associated with a project will be suspended upon the departure of the Principle Investigator from UT Southwestern.

Academic Information Systems does not support use of REDCap for FDA governed clinical trials. Velos must be used for this. For assistance with FDA governed clinical trials, please contact: ircallcenter@utsouthwestern.edu

Use of REDCap now requires an REDCap End-User Agreement to be on file with Academic Information Systems. Please fill out the on-line agreement.

All REDCap databases require AIS to move them to “Production.” There is a $300 charge to support the database project annually. Please use the checklist to ensure that your database will not be delayed in the "push to production " process. When you are ready to submit for production, fill out this form.

Any publications resulting from the use of REDCap should cite the following: